Last night I got back from spending a week and a half in
Utah and the weekend in Lethbridge. I had a lot of fun spending time with my
family in Utah and friends in Lethbridge, which included checking a few things
off my list. The first one was roller skating. Going roller skating was one of my favourite
things to do as a child with my siblings and Dad. It was good to relive the “good
old days” but this time we included the younger generation: my 13 year-old
sister and 7, 5, and 2 year old nieces.
We all chose to rent the traditional roller skates except for my brother who chose rollerblades instead. Before my brother stepped on the rink, he turned to me and
said “I am way better than anyone else on here”. I laughed both at his pride
and in knowing that he was right which I’m sure comes from many years of
playing roller hockey.
It had been a few years since I had gone roller skating but
I thought that with spending a winter ice skating, roller skating would be a
breeze. I soon realized that it is quite different. However, after a couple
of times around the rink I felt I had a good handle on it. It really was a
blast! My little nieces also seemed to enjoy skating with some help from the
adults and the walker-style things to hold on to. Well, I am not sure about
2-year old Miriam, she didn’t seem to like it too much.
It has become harder and harder to find public roller skating
rinks; the one I went to in my youth, Stardust, closed down in 2005 and I
recently learned that the one I went to a few years ago in Edmonton, Sportsworld,
has also closed down. Although, from their facebook page it seems like they are
looking for a new building. I was excited when my sister found a roller skating
rink in Orem Utah at Classic Fun Center. Better yet, it was $1 Thursday which
meant $1 Skate rentals and $1/hour to skate, can’t beat that deal!
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